Senior Social News Producer

Northeastern University•Boston, MA

35d•Onsite

About The Position

Northeastern University is seeking an experienced video producer to create daily social-first news and storytelling content for platforms like TikTok and Instagram. The Sr. Social News Producer will be responsible for producing high-impact multimedia content that aligns with Northeastern University’s brand and academic mission, focusing on news, information, and entertainment for diverse audiences. This role involves the entire production process, from conceptualization to shooting and editing fast-turnaround content that captures breaking news and university updates in real time. The producer will regularly appear on camera as part of a rotating team and also has the capability to shoot longer-form content, such as podcast-style interviews and executive-level video projects. This is a hands-on production role, not a supervisory one, reporting to the Creative Director for Social Video within the Communications division. The position is based on the Boston campus and is fully on-site, five days a week. After-hours work, including evenings and weekends, is often required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
3-5 years shooting and editing in a professional environment, with a strong portfolio of vertical, social-first video, including news content.
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and/or DaVinci Resolve.
Demonstrated ability to shoot and edit longer-form video (10+ minutes), including interview-style and multi-camera setups, and condense those into consumable, social-forward content.
Strong on-camera presence and experience appearing in social video content.
Deep, current knowledge of social platform trends, news cycles, and how to translate fast-moving stories into engaging vertical video.
Ability to work with minimal direction, set priorities, and mentor less experienced team members informally.
Excellent attention to detail while maintaining speed and consistency under deadline pressure.
Excellent work ethic and positive attitude.
Sense of humor.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with social media analytical tools (Sprinklr, Google Analytics, etc.)
Experience producing or shooting podcast-style video content.
Familiarity with AP style.

Responsibilities

Conceptualize, shoot, and edit daily social-first news and storytelling content, primarily for TikTok and Instagram.
Set the visual and technical quality bar for the team's vertical video output.
Lead production on longer-form content as needed, including podcast-style shoots and executive/leadership video projects.
Appear on camera regularly as part of a rotating team.
Stay ahead of platform trends and news cycles to identify timely content opportunities.
Informally guide and give feedback to less experienced junior content creators on technique and editorial judgment.